Friday, February 02, 2018

TWO CELEBRATIONS OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN - AT 100.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth. The music he wrote and conducted, and the musical legacy of his programs for young people, and his many other contributions to the development of the American music scene continue to reverberate.This year there will be many celebrations of his work:

The Thurnauer School of Music, at the Kaplen JCC On The Palisades, is devoting their annual charity event for music scholarships, The Gift of Music Gala, to a celebration of Bernstein's music, with performances by their noted children's choir and singer Naomi Louisa O'Connell. It will be a family event, on Sunday Feb 11.link:GIFT OF MUSIC - 2018https://www.wizevents.com/register/landing.php?id=5676http://www.jccotp.org/thurnauer